Nonstop flight route between Sofia, Bulgaria and Zemio, Central African Republic:
Departure Airport:
(42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°0'6"N by 25°6'7"E)
Distance from SOF to IMO:
2,606.43 miles (4,194.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF), Sofia, Bulgaria and Zemio Airport (IMO), Zemio, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,606 miles (or 4,195 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna and Zemio Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna and Zemio Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOF / LBSF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°41'42"N by 23°24'29"E |
| Area Served: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Operator/Owner: | Sofia Airport EAD |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1742 feet (531 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOF |
| More Information: | SOF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMO / FEFZ |
| Airport Name: | Zemio Airport |
| Location: | Zemio, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°0'6"N by 25°6'7"E |
| Area Served: | Zemio, Haut-Mbomou, CAR |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1995 feet (608 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IMO |
| More Information: | IMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF):
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna handled 350,432 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Plovdiv Airport (PDV), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ESE of SOF.
- Two de-icing platforms are constructed to allow centralised de-icing procedures in winter.
- Design and construction of a new control tower was discussed in 2006 but this project appeared to be in abeyance by 2008.
- The furthest airport from Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,437 miles (18,405 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- A lot of consideration has been given to the design of the layout, the functional definition of the working positions, the operations room surface area for ANS provision and meteorological observation, as well as to the requirements for visibility to the runway and the approaches and access to an open observation platform.
- The passenger terminal building is designed with a capacity of 2,000 peak hour passengers or up to 2.6 million passengers a year, plus 26,000 tonnes of luggage.
- In addition to being known as "Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna", other names for SOF include "Vrazhdebna Airport" and "Летище София".
- Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 19 August 2011 in the presence of Ivaylo Moskovski, minister of transport, information technology and communications, the BULATSA director general Diyan Dinev, Glavbolgarstroy AD chief executive director Pavel Kalistratov and Glavbolgarstroy AD executive director and management board member Nina Stoyanova signed the design execution and construction contract between BULATSA and Glavbolgarstroy AD for the new control tower at Sofia Airport.
Facts about Zemio Airport (IMO):
- Zemio Airport (IMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Zemio Airport (IMO) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,925 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Zemio Airport (IMO) is M'Boki Airport (MKI), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) ENE of IMO.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 86.04 miles (138.47 km) ESE | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |     |
| 2 | 90.21 miles (145.17 km) WNW | Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) | Niš, Serbia | |
| 3 | 104.17 miles (167.64 km) WSW | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| 4 | 114.70 miles (184.58 km) NNE | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 5 | 116.49 miles (187.47 km) E | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 120.78 miles (194.38 km) ENE | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 120.89 miles (194.55 km) W | Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 8 | 121.98 miles (196.31 km) ESE | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 9 | 137.99 miles (222.08 km) SSE | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 10 | 150.23 miles (241.78 km) ENE | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 150.69 miles (242.52 km) E | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 12 | 151.99 miles (244.60 km) S | Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| 13 | 172.42 miles (277.48 km) SW | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 14 | 180.14 miles (289.91 km) W | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 15 | 182.69 miles (294.02 km) SE | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,436.55 miles (18,405.29 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,080.97 miles (17,833.04 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,042.80 miles (17,771.62 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,008.76 miles (17,716.84 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,008.49 miles (17,716.41 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,004.83 miles (17,710.51 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,997.71 miles (17,699.06 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 10,996.07 miles (17,696.41 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,986.67 miles (17,681.28 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,983.29 miles (17,675.84 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,974.71 miles (17,662.04 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,972.38 miles (17,658.28 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,966.07 miles (17,648.14 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,959.16 miles (17,637.01 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,944.51 miles (17,613.43 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.49 miles (98.96 km) ENE | M'Boki Airport (MKI) | Obo, Central African Republic | |
| 2 | 152.35 miles (245.18 km) S | Buta Zega Airport (BZU) | Buta Zega, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 160.38 miles (258.10 km) W | Bangassou Airport (BGU) | Bangassou, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 164.51 miles (264.75 km) NW | Yalinga Airport (AIG) | Yalinga, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 165.42 miles (266.22 km) WNW | Bakouma Airport (BMF) | Bakouma, Central African Republic | |
| 6 | 227.88 miles (366.74 km) SE | Matari Airport (IRP) | Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 238.62 miles (384.03 km) WNW | Bria Airport (BIV) | Bria, Central African Republic | |
| 8 | 272.85 miles (439.11 km) NE | Wau Airport (WUU) | Wau, Sudan | |
| 9 | 288.88 miles (464.90 km) W | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 293.77 miles (472.78 km) S | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 311.79 miles (501.77 km) W | Bambari Airport (BBY) | Bambari, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 312.73 miles (503.28 km) S | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 316.34 miles (509.09 km) SW | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 357.68 miles (575.63 km) NW | Koumala Airport (KOL) | Koumala, Central African Republic | |
| 15 | 391.78 miles (630.50 km) NW | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,925.18 miles (19,191.68 km) SSE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,877.74 miles (19,115.32 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,635.74 miles (18,725.87 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,627.19 miles (18,712.10 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,618.01 miles (18,697.33 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,587.80 miles (18,648.71 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,559.52 miles (18,603.20 km) SW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,550.52 miles (18,588.71 km) SW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,532.87 miles (18,560.31 km) SW | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,506.72 miles (18,518.23 km) SW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,506.72 miles (18,518.23 km) SSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,498.59 miles (18,505.15 km) SSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,448.95 miles (18,425.26 km) SW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,394.17 miles (18,337.09 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 11,378.22 miles (18,311.42 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |